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Smith fights but England on top

Steven Smith made a handy 59 but the rest of Australia's Test squad members struggled in three matches around the country, including in Hobart, where England were on top after one day against Australia A

16-Nov-2010•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale at Bellerive Oval

Chance for England to show bench strength

England have a chance to display their strength and depth as the fringe players get a chance to impress against Australia A in Hobart

16-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Resting Siddle awaits his Test fate

Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus and Ryan Harris will all rest from this week's Sheffield Shield and Australia A games in the lead-up to next week's first Ashes Test

16-Nov-2010•Brydon Coverdale

Xavier Doherty's chance to go all the way

Xavier Doherty's sudden elevation to the Test squad will only turn into a trip to Brisbane if he can out-bowl Nathan Hauritz at the SCG

15-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hussey and North fight for survival

Michael Hussey and Marcus North have known each other since their childhood days in Perth playing for Wanneroo, but now they're fighting to hold on to their membership of a far more elite club

15-Nov-2010•Brydon Coverdale

England send bowlers to Brisbane

England have confirmed that their first-choice bowling attack will travel to Brisbane early to prepare for the first Test and therefore miss the final tour match against Australia A in Hobart

15-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Nerves bring out the best in players - Ponting

Ricky Ponting believes the added pressure of a 17-man squad will be good for some of his side's most besieged members

15-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

An embarrassing dress rehearsal

The selectors' job is to make decisions but Australia's keep on delaying them

15-Nov-2010•Peter English

Doherty and Ferguson in 17-man Ashes squad

Australia have named their squad for next week's first Ashes Test, but their starting line-up is no clearer. Xavier Doherty and Callum Ferguson were the major surprises in a bloated 17-man group that also included Usman Khawaja, Ryan Harris and Peter Sidd

15-Nov-2010•Brydon Coverdale

Cowan replaces injured Marsh for Australia A

Shaun Marsh has lost his race to be fit for Australia A's game against England at Hobart and has been replaced by Ed Cowan

14-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cook confident as Brisbane nears

Alastair Cook feels he has rediscovered his 'rhythm' at the crease after shaking off his poor form with a crisp second-innings hundred against South Australia

14-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Injured Clarke and batting form concern Australia

Michael Clarke's back and the form of the batsmen are Australia's biggest issues ahead of the first Ashes squad announcement

14-Nov-2010•Peter English

Strauss warns against complacency

England captain Andrew Strauss has warned against the danger of complacency with England progressing successfully through the opening stages of their Ashes tour

13-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cook and Strauss shine in satisfying draw

Alastair Cook shrugged off a testing start to the tour with a century while Andrew Strauss displayed more attacking intent as England completed a satisfying warm-up against South Australia

13-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Michael Hussey told to 'take some risks'

Greg Chappell, the Australian selector, has encouraged Michael Hussey to play with freedom so he can continue to be a force at international level

12-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Anderson sets sights on Gabba preparation

James Anderson continued his steady preparation ahead of the first Test at Brisbane by claiming a three-wicket haul on the second day of England's penultimate warm-up match

12-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Swann and Strauss lead strong England

England had plenty of reasons to smile after a strong second day against South Australia when most of their main men contributed

12-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Doug Bollinger back to 100% fitness

Doug Bollinger declared himself fully fit after bowling in the SCG nets on Thursday

12-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Collingwood content on return to old haunt

Paul Collingwood reacquainted himself with the batting-friendly wicket at Adelaide, the venue of his Ashes double-hundred in 2006-07

11-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Collingwood fires in patchy England display

Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell both enjoyed some valuable time in the middle, but the rest of England's batsmen failed to make use of a good batting pitch in their second warm-up game

11-Nov-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

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